2020 Sziegl Tramini

Notes & Pairings

Tasted blind, this is the kind of Gewürztraminer that you’ll likely only recognize as Gewürztraminer once you see the label and reverse engineer things a bit. There’s no skin contact (just whole bunch pressed), but it’s on the lees for 8 months with zero additions in 500L oak with some stirring just before being bottled unfiltered. We often jump to the aromatic profile of the grape even though “Gewürtz” means “spicy,” not “floral.” This spiciness is held up by 12% alcohol, a persistent but not sharp acidity, and less than 1 g/l of residual sugar. There’s also a kiss of reduction upon opening, but it fades in the first glass making it of those bottles that you want to keep coming back to see where things are heading. Petra describes it as, “Very drinkable yet a concentrated sip.” For us, this speaks to how old this grape is in contrast to many of its more modern stainless steel/reductive examples. It’s like walking into a room full of incense rather than perfume. 948 bottles produced.

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